Performer? Having a great experience? Where can you go next? What touring opportunities are out there? This is a fascinating insight into a world of 250 Fringe Festivals from performers first-hand experience! Meet and hear from artists who’ve recently experienced & performed at other Fringes. The ups & downs, challenges & triumphs. What’s it all about? What do they offer? How was it for them? And should you go too?

Performer/producer? Want to tour the world? What touring opportunities are out there? A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from fringe festival directors from around the world; alongside a fascinating insight from performers who have been there and done it! Join the discussion and get the insights, hear and share how to take part and how they differ to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Come and get the answers you need to tour internationally on the fringe circuit. Come to listen or come to share. Everyone welcome!

What opportunities are out there in the Street Art sector? Join the discussion on current trends, overcoming issues and hear about new opportunities.
A chance for programmers of outdoor work to meet the performers and share ideas. Hear from a panel of industry professionals about career development opportunities, touring destinations and how to progress and reach new audiences.
A great networking opportunity with like-minded people – Street Artists and programmers welcome!

Breakout sessions aimed at Street and Outdoor Arts. Concentrating on career development and touring opportunities. The event will focus on topics such as where to go next, show reels, legal issues, funding for artistic development, partnership working and where/how to develop your craft. Network with some of the UK’s leading Outdoor and Street Arts development platforms, bookers and support networks.

Now in it’s 11th year – this is a chance to meet and hear from Fringe Festival directors & producers from around the world. Join the discussion and get the insights, hear how to take part and how they differ to Edinburgh Fringe. Come and get the answers you need to touring international on the Fringe circuit.
Past panellists have represented Fringes include San Diego, Brighton, Hollywood, Grahamstown, Adelaide, Amsterdam, Montreal and more!
A great networking opportunity.

Performer? Where can you go next? What touring opportunities are out there? A fascinating insight into other Fringe Festivals from a performer’s point of view! Meet and hear from performers who have recently experienced other Fringes. The ups and downs, challenges and triumphs. What’s it all about? What do they offer? How was it for them? And should you go too?

World Fringe Day
Tuesday 11 July 2017
WORLD-WIDE

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe was the world’s first Fringe back in 1947. Fast forward 70 years there are now more than 200 Fringes worldwide. 2017 marks 70 years since the birth of the Fringe concept.

We invite Fringe Festival Managers and producers of festivals to discuss and share the topics that affect them the most. Make connections and collaborations and work towards strengthening your festival and the world Fringe Sector

Hosted by the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF) & Montréal Fringe

Fringe Festivals Around the World
Saturday 20 August 2016 10.30am
Fringe Central, Edinburgh

Now in it’s 10th year – this is a chance to meet and hear from Fringe Festival directors & producers from around the world. Join the discussion and get the insights, hear how to take part and how they differ to Edinburgh Fringe. Come and get the answers you need to touring international on the Fringe circuit.
Past panellists have represented Fringes include San Diego, Brighton, Hollywood, Grahamstown, Adelaide, Amsterdam, Montreal and more!
A great networking opportunity.

What opportunities are out there in the Street Art sector? Join the discussion on current trends, overcoming issues and hear about new opportunities.
A chance for programmers of outdoor work to meet the performers and share ideas. Hear from a panel of industry professionals about career development opportunities, touring destinations and how to progress and reach new audiences.
A great networking opportunity with like-minded people – Street Artists and programmers welcome!

Performer? Where can you go next? What touring opportunities are out there? A fascinating insight into other Fringe Festivals from a performer’s point of view! Meet and hear from performers who have recently experienced other Fringes. The ups and downs, challenges and triumphs. What’s it all about? What do they offer? How was it for them? And should you go too?

World Fringe Assembly, London
October 2015
Theatre Trust
London Fringe ASSEMBLY is a networking event of Fringe Festival producers and managers. Hosted by World Fringe it includes discussion led workshops for local, national and international Fringe festival leaders. The invited gathering of industry professionals will share knowledge, learn about best practice, address current issues and strengthen their organisations. Professional development and cultural connection will be at the heart of the ASSEMBLY, and encouraging the generation of quality performance as the goal.

Performers where should you go next? What touring opportunities are out there?
A fascinating insight to other Fringe Festivals from a performer’s point of view. Meet and hear from performing companies and venues who have recently experienced other Fringes. The ups and downs, challenges and triumphs. What’s it all about and what do they offer? How was it for them and should you go too?

Performers join a discussion set up specifically for Street and Outdoor Artists, to hear from a panel of industry professionals about career development opportunities, touring destinations, how to progress and reach new audiences. This talk is a chance for programmers and festivals who book outdoor work to meet the artists and hear the issues. A great networking opportunity with like-minded people – Street Artists and programmers welcome!

Fringe Festivals Around the World
Friday 21 August 2015 2:30pm
Fringe Central, Edinburgh

A chance to meet and hear from Fringe Festival directors around the world. Join the discussion and get the insights, hear why they’re important and how they differ. Ask a question on how you could take part and tour to more destinations. Past Fringes include San Diego, Brighton, Hollywood, Grahamstown, Adelaide, Amsterdam, Montreal and more! Come meet the Fringe producers – a great networking opportunity.
Amber Hasler – Perth Fringe
Xela Batchelor – Pitsburgh Fringe
Lydia Zanetti – Auckland Fringe
Anita Bigsby – Ludlow Fringe
Natalia Barrett – Somerset Fringe
Adam PotryKus – Stockholm Fringe
Amy Blackmore – Montreal Fringe

Irish Fringe Assembly
June 2015
Galway Fringe
A networking event of Fringe Festival producers and managers. Hosted by World Fringe it includes discussion led workshops for local, national and international Fringe festival leaders. The invited gathering of industry professionals will share knowledge, learn about best practice, address current issues and strengthen their organisations. Professional development and cultural connection will be at the heart of the ASSEMBLY, and encouraging the generation of quality performance as the goal.
Attendees: Galway Fringe, Dublin Frigne, Ludlow Fringe, Wandsworth Fringe

Italian Fringe Assembly
June 2015
Rome
A networking event of Fringe Festival producers and managers. Hosted by World Fringe it includes discussion led workshops for local, national and international Fringe festival leaders. The invited gathering of industry professionals will share knowledge, learn about best practice, address current issues and strengthen their organisations. Professional development and cultural connection will be at the heart of the ASSEMBLY, and encouraging the generation of quality performance as the goal.

World Fringe Assembly
May 2015
Spiegletent, Brighton
A networking event of Fringe Festival producers and managers. Hosted by World Fringe it includes discussion led workshops for local, national and international Fringe festival leaders. The invited gathering of industry professionals will share knowledge, learn about best practice, address current issues and strengthen their organisations. Professional development and cultural connection will be at the heart of the ASSEMBLY, and encouraging the generation of quality performance as the goal.

Performer? Where should you go next? What Touring opportunities are out there? A fascinating insight to other Fringe Festivals from a performer’s point of view! Hear from, and meet, performing companies and venues who have recently experienced other Fringes. The ups and downs, challenges and triumphs. What’s it all about? What do they offer? How was it for them? And should you go too?

Fringe Festivals Around the World
Friday, 15 August 2014 at 1.30pm
Fringe Central, Edinburgh

A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from Fringe Festival directors around the world. Join the discussion and get the insights, hear why they’re important and how they differ. Ask a question on how you could take part and tour to more destinations.

A useful initiative set up specifically to enable Street Artists to hear from a panel of programmers and festivals who book and tour Street Artists.

Come and hear about career development opportunities, touring destinations and how to progress and reach new audiences.

Format: Panel discussion followed by Q&A. A great networking opportunity with like minded people – Street Artists and programmers welcome!

Fringe Festivals Around the World
Saturday, 17 August 2013 at 12:00
Fringe Central, Edinburgh

A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from fringe festival directors around the world. Join the discussion and get the global insights, hear why they’re important and how they differ. A great networking opportunity.

>Where should you go next? A fascinating insight to a Fringe festival from a performers point of view!

Hear from, and meet, performing companies and venues who have recently experienced other Fringe festivals. The ups and downs, challenges and triumphs. What’s it all about? How was it for them?

Fringe Festivals Around the World
Monday, 20 August 2012 at 12:00
Fringe Central, Edinburgh

Starting in 2006 this is a once-a-year chance to meet and hear from fringe festival directors around the world. Join the discussion and get the global insights, hear why they’re important and how they differ. A great networking opportunity. This panel discussion is now going into its 4th year. It’s hosted by the World Festival Network, who invites a panel of Fringe managers from around the world to discuss their festival. Though out the talk we discover the differences between the Fringes, what the trends are, what works and what doesn’t.

In 2010 nearly 200 people attended the event from performers to producers and agents. The festivals on the panel have created a network between them and synergies have begun. A lot of positive feedback was given by the festival staff, performers, agents and media who attended.

World Fringe Congress
Thursday, 16 August 2012 at 09:30
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

ALL FRINGE STAFF FROM AROUND THE WORLD YOU ARE INVITED TO… WORLD FRINGE CONGRESS

The inaugural World Fringe Congress will bring together Fringe directors and organisers from around the globe, during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With generous support from the City of Edinburgh Council and Creative Scotland, the World Fringe Congress is an important part of the cultural and sporting celebrations taking place in the UK in 2012 [and is an official event of the Cultural Olympiad].

The Congress aims to inspire the Fringe community and foster international collaboration through a mix of discussion and networking events. There will be a chance for Fringes to meet Edinburgh participants and wider cultural leaders to raise awareness of the scale and importance of Fringe activity on the world stage.

The mission of the Congress is to create a lasting network and a real sense of how Fringes can work together to achieve all our aims. We welcome delegates from across the globe to join us on this exciting new journey. The Congress takes will be free for Fringe staff and representatives to attend and some bursaries will be available to support delegates travelling to the event.

Continuing BAFA’s successful single interest series of seminars, Holly Payton and Cath Mattos from World Festival Network will lead an afternoon forum designed especially for Fringe Festivals. Whether you already are involved with a Fringe, are just in the planning stages – or anywhere in between – then join us for a lively afternoon with colleagues who face the same challenges as you do – every day.

Email BAFA to register your interest – info@artsfestivals.co.uk
The programme will be adapted to focus on the key issues the delegates want to discuss, but will include the following:

Overview about ‘World Fringe’
The numbers, the different structures, the trends and the networks that exist already.

Financial structures, difference between a programmed and Fringe Festival

Breakout A: I’m new to Fringe
Analysis of what the main points are of running a Fringe.
The Fringe year and time tabling
Staffing
Budgets
Sustainable finance: funding and sponsorship
How to involve your local community including businesses, venues and local authorities
Breakout B: Expanding your Fringe
International collaboration
Attracting international and touring companies
Attracting a better quality/calibre of registering companies
Legal issues – Risk assessments, Insurance
Marketing and ticketing systems

Fringe Festivals Around the World
August 2011, Fringe Central, Edinburgh

A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from fringe festival directors around the world. Join the discussion and get the global insights, hear why they’re important and how they differ. A great networking opportunity.

What Fringe Next?
August 2011, Fringe Central, Edinburgh

Performer? Where should you go next?

Fascinating insight to a Fringe festival from a performers point of view!

Hear from, and meet, performing companies and venues who have recently experienced other Fringe festivals. The ups and downs, challenges and triumphs. What’s it all about? How was it for them?

2010

Fringe Festivals Around the World
August 2010, Fringe Central, Edinburgh

A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from fringe festival directors around the world. Join the discussion and get the global insights, hear why they’re important and how they differ. A great networking opportunity.

What Fringe Next?
August 2010, Fringe Central, Edinburgh

Performer? Where should you go next?

Fascinating insight to a Fringe festival from a performers point of view!

Hear from, and meet, performing companies and venues who have recently experienced other Fringe festivals. The ups and downs, challenges and triumphs. What’s it all about? How was it for them?